On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Ross Drummond <r...@ashburton.co.nz> wrote: > On Wednesday 07 April 2010, you wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have a birthday coming up, and up for grabs is a netbook. I have heard >> good things about the Eee PC family from CLUGers a while ago, so I would >> like to hear any opinions on this model in particular: >> <http://www.enetcomputers.co.nz/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ASUS103>. >> (For the impatient and those confined by an over-restrictive firewall, it >> is listed as an "Asus EeePC 1005HA"). Any recommendations of or opinions >> on other models or families would be welcome, as well. >> >> Thanks, >> Aidan > > If you want a small computer for a static application such as a desktop I > recommend this model; > > http://www.enetcomputers.co.nz/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=EBOX101 > > I use an older model of this type as my primary desktop. Small form factor, > low power use, and quiet. > > It does not have a cdrom drive so it can be challenging installing a Linux OS > from a USB stick if your distro has no USB install pathway or it is poorly > supported.
unetbootin should be able to make you a bootable USB stick from any bootable cd iso
